Austerity and Privatization Weakened OECD Education Systems
BRUSSELS / GENEVA, October 5 (IPS) – The results of the OECD PISA 2025 report point to the marked deterioration of results in countries...
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One day behind bars: Students and incarcerated women break prison stigma in Thailand
“Your mind follows the thread, one by one, row by row. You know? It’s like meditation. I don’t like machines.” Read the full story,...
Sudan: Driver killed in aerial attack on aid trucks in South Kordofan
The World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned a deadly airstrike on two clearly marked aid trucks in South Kordofan, Sudan, this past weekend....
Sweden’s Far Right Falters
LONDON, October 5 (IPS) – Four years ago, Sweden’s far right became the power behind a right-wing government. This time, it expected further gains...
UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day
Representatives from governments, civil society and academia meeting in Muscat, Oman on Monday called for urgent action to address a global housing crisis affecting...
Rotting food waste emits 5 times more greenhouse gases than planes
Rotting food waste is causing up to 10 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions – five times more than the entire aviation...
‘He felt heard’: How a film brought a UN report to life in Xochimilco
A documentary drawn from United Nations University research was screened at the COP30 climate conference and film festivals across Europe. Its most important journey,...
Beyond the Moon: Space Week around the world
Right after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, UNOOSA, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, was established and has since been monitoring...
Climate Change Is Becoming a Pregnancy Hazard Worldwide, Survey Finds
SUVA, Fiji & SRINAGAR, India, October 5 (IPS) – Extreme heat is increasingly threatening pregnant women and newborn babies around the world, with almost...
Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions
The package originated in Entebbe, Uganda, bound for Cairo, containing 10 kilograms of thumb-sized pieces that could have been either bone or elephant ivory....
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? 
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter 
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify